A young
woman falls to her death from the bell tower, witnessed by Sister Ingrid
(Derek's sister). Ingrid rushes over to the fallen woman and is very upset. The
ghostly apparition of the young woman appears next to Ingrid and asks her what
happened. The young woman looks closer at the body and becomes distraught when
she recognises herself. She fades away.

Legacy House

Kristin
enters the library and tells Alex that all she could find was a bag of corn
snacks. Alex laughs and says they are Nick's favourite. Kristin asks how Nick
can stay in shape and still eat this stuff. At that point, Nick comes into the
room, grabs the bag of corn snacks from Kristin and starts eating them. He
tells Kristin that "road work" keeps him in shape and five miles will
burn off a double cheeseburger, large fries and two beers. Kristin says she
can't believe he eats so much junk and Nick informs her that he has all the
major food groups covered although he isn't sure which category hops would fall
under. Alex and Kristin just laugh. Getting serious, Nick asks them where Derek
is and tells them that a friend of his just died and he has to go to San Diego
for the reading of the will. Alex tells him that Derek went to Napa to see
Ingrid. Both Alex and Kristin express their condolences, but Nick shrugs it off
by saying that he and his friend hadn't been close for sometime. Kristin offers
to accompany Nick to San Diego and he warns her that he will be stopping for
junk food. Kristin grimaces and says she'll pack some yoghurt.

Napa

Derek is
driving in his car while talking to Rachel on the phone. He informs her that he
will be staying with Ingrid for a while, as there has been a suicide at the
convent. Stopping the car in front of the convent, Derek gets out and is
greeted by Ingrid. Derek asks if Ingrid has any idea why the young woman would
kill herself. Ingrid sighs and tells him that Mary was very troubled when she
first came to the convent and she thought they had helped her. Derek tells
Ingrid that she must not blame herself. Ingrid gets angry and says Derek would
do the same thing if it had been Alex, Rachel or Nick. Ingrid starts to cry and
apologises for her harsh words, the whole situation hasn't been easy for her.
Derek hugs her and says no apologies are necessary. Ingrid says it is good to
be with family and tells Derek that the Mother Superior would like to see him.

Mother Superior's Office

The Mother
Superior, Sister Margaret, is working at a computer behind a large desk. She
stands when Ingrid shows Derek into the room, saying it is good to see him
again. Derek thanks her for allowing his visit since they are not accustomed to
visitors at the convent. Sister Margaret says they have all been disturbed by
the tragedy and assures him that Ingrid takes great comfort in his presence.
Sister Margaret asks to speak to Derek alone and Ingrid leaves the room. Derek
sits down and Sister Margaret tells him that she is aware of his work in
studying "unusual occurrences".
She adds that there has been talk amongst the sisters of events that
cannot be explained away by logical reason and urges Derek to ignore the talk.
Derek argues that they may be worth investigating, but Sister Margaret informs
him that he is solely there to comfort Ingrid and nothing more. Derek agrees to
respect her wishes.

En-route to San Diego

Nick and
Kristin have stopped for some food and are seated outside in the sunshine.
Kristin comments that they have been driving for four hours and Nick hasn't
mentioned his friend yet. Nick says there isn't much to say and that it was his
brother who died. Kristin is shocked and says she didn't know that he had a
brother. Nick shrugs and says it never came up. Kristin asks how he died and
Nick says it was a car accident but the lawyer didn't elaborate. (This totally
contradicts the S4 episode "Brother's Keeper" where we learn that
police shot Jimmy after trying to help a girl in trouble). Kristin
notes that Nick seems to be coping with the news very well and Nick reveals
that he hasn't seen Jimmy for twenty years. Jimmy had a harder time dealing
with their father and left when he was seventeen. Kristin asks if Nick ever
looked for him. Nick says he was too young and by the time he was old enough,
he had built up enough resentment not to care anymore. Kristin wonders why he
would be needed at the reading of the will and Nick says he has no idea.
Kristin smiles and tells Nick that things are never dull around him. Nick
laughs and says it's part of his charm.

Convent

Ingrid has
shown Derek to his room and tells him that there have been strange events in
the night in different parts of the convent, like the bell in the tower rings
when no one is there. Ingrid admits that some of the sisters believe it is
Mary's ghost. Derek asks what Ingrid believes. Ingrid starts to tell him that
suicide is an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the church when she is
interrupted by crashing noises. They both rush downstairs to be met by Sister
Margaret. They trace the noise to Mary's room and Sister Margaret insists the
noises are caused by the wind. Derek barges into the room and the wind blasts
around them. The room is in chaos with the window opening and shutting on its
own, papers billowing around the room, the bed is upright against the wall and
is rocking. A pen writes the word "SIN" in large letters on the wall.
The wind suddenly dies down and the bell in the tower begins to ring.

The
following day, Alex and Rachel arrive. Rachel reveals that she was sent to a
convent for the summer when she was twelve and very rebellious. Alex laughs and
says it sounds like a match made in heaven. Rachel simply says they had
different ideas. Ingrid overhears and hopes to change Rachel's mind about
convents. They greet each other warmly and Rachel asks Ingrid what's been going
on.

Mary's Room

Alex and
Rachel are looking through Mary's belongings while Derek examines the writing
on the wall. Derek asks if they have found anything. Alex holds up some paper,
saying they are mostly poems. Ingrid smiles and says Mary liked to write and
probably used it as a release. Curious, Rachel asks a release from what. Ingrid
looks uncomfortable and doesn't answer. Derek prompts her to answer and Ingrid
says Mary confided in her. Rachel urges her to tell them. Ingrid reveals that
Mary had a hard time dealing with the death of her younger brother, Daniel, who
died the previous year. Six months after his death Mary came to the convent.
Rachel asks if there is anything else, but Ingrid says Mary was more at ease
with the younger sisters, especially Sister Anne.

Convent Library

Rachel and
Alex approach Sister Anne, but she is very reluctant to talk to them and
wonders if they will use Mary's death to slight the convent. Alex denies it and
asks why Anne would think such a thing. Anne admits that people don't understand
why they dedicate their lives to God and she finds it hard trusting people.
Rachel assures Anne that they are there to help. Alex asks if Anne can tell
them anything about Mary's family. Anne admits that Mary confided in her but
doesn't want to betray that trust. Rachel says she understands and points out
that as a psychiatrist she has taken an oath to protect her patients'
confidences but sometimes circumstances outweigh that. Anne tells them that she
must return to her task and Rachel and Alex turn to leave. Anne suddenly tells
them that they won't find answers at the convent and they are looking in the
wrong place.

Gardens

Derek and
Ingrid are both looking at the bell tower. Derek asks who was the last to see
Mary alive besides Ingrid herself. Ingrid reveals that Mary's father, Paul
Miller, visited that night. Derek wonders if he has been back since and Ingrid
says he claimed Mary's body along with his son Joshua. Paul Miller is a widower
with a strong religious conviction, but he did not approve of Mary joining the
convent.

Alex and
Rachel arrive and admit that no one is sharing information. Ingrid says the
sisters have a high regard for secrecy much like the Legacy. Alex repeats
Sister Anne's comment that they are looking in the wrong place and Rachel
surmises that it has to mean Mary's family as she had few friends outside the
convent. Derek asks Ingrid if Paul Miller would come to the convent to speak to
him. Ingrid says he might but doesn't understand why Derek wouldn't go to his
house. Derek says Rachel and Alex will be talking to Joshua there.

Convent Library

Paul Miller
is shown into the library and is met by Derek and Ingrid. Paul tells them that
he believes Mary was taken from him for a reason and he doesn't have to
understand why because his faith will sustain him. Derek asks about his visit
with Mary that night and Paul says it was about family business but won't
elaborate. Derek tells Paul that he believes Mary is still with them as strange
things have been happening. Paul looks stunned.

Miller House

Alex and
Rachel arrive to talk with Joshua who seems very edgy. They express their
condolences for Mary's death and Joshua tells them Mary is with the Lord. Alex
asks what she was like and Joshua says she was a

decent
person and they were all very close until she went into the convent. Rachel
asks why Mary entered the convent and Joshua says things were hard after their
younger brother died. Mary needed some other place to turn. Alex asks how their
father took it when she left. Joshua reveals that Paul didn't want her to leave
but Mary changed after Daniel died. Joshua starts to become agitated. Rachel
notices the chessboard nearby and asks about his opponent. He says he is
playing against himself and likes to play in the park sometimes.

Beach, San Diego

Nick and
Kristin are walking along the beach. Nick tells her that twenty years ago his
family were getting ready to go on a real vacation when his father had a last
minute emergency and couldn't go. They were all disappointed, especially Jimmy,
but no one was really surprised. The three of them decided to go anyway and
ended up at this beach. When Jimmy and Nick went for a walk, Jimmy revealed
that he was leaving once they got back home. He made Nick promise not to tell
anyone. Nick never really believed he would go. Kristin says that it sounded
like Jimmy had made his mind up. Nick hopes that the decision weighed as
heavily on him as the rest of them.

Convent

Sister Anne
is walking on the grounds in the dark when the bell begins to ring. She calls out Mary's name and asks why she
did it. The wind picks up and Sister Anne screams.

Mother Superior's Office

The
following day, Derek and Sister Margaret are looking very solemn. Sister
Margaret comments that she was the last one to speak to Sister Anne and she was
upset about Mary. Sister Anne was planning on speaking to Derek but she talked
her out of it. Derek asks if she knew what Sister Anne wanted to tell him.
Sister Margaret reveals that Mary kept a journal and Sister Anne hid it after
Mary's death. Derek asks where but no one knew except Sister Anne. Derek asks
for permission to search the convent, but Sister Margaret insists that Sister
Anne's death was an accident. Derek challenges that she doesn't really believe
that. Sister Margaret confesses that this is all going against her beliefs and
she can't believe that Mary's spirit would take a life. Derek suggests that
something may have happened to Mary on the other side that changed her and they
have to investigate before others die. Sister Margaret reluctantly agrees.

The Millers

Rachel
returns to talk to Joshua and tells him about Sister Anne's death. Joshua is
very upset and says she was Mary's best friend. He asks how she died and Rachel
says she had a massive concussion presumably from a fall. She adds that they
believe Anne was killed. Joshua becomes highly agitated and begins rubbing his
forehead. First his brother dies, then Mary and now Sister Anne - Joshua blames
himself, saying he is being punished. He starts to hit himself on the forehead
and Rachel tries to soothe him. She asks why he would think like that. Joshua
says they are sinners and were born unclean. Rachel says they need to find
Mary's journal to seek answers. Joshua tells Rachel that the answers are in the
book (the Bible) and in the word (of
God).

At that
moment, Paul Miller arrives home and orders Rachel to leave. After she is gone,
Paul demands to know what Joshua said. Joshua, getting more nervous, assures
him he said nothing. Paul orders Joshua to pray with him. Paul clasps his hands
together and asks for forgiveness for his sins and says he has tried to do
God's will. Joshua stands next to him looking very distraught.

San Diego

Nick leaves
the lawyer's office carrying an A5 sized manila envelope. Kristin comments that
it didn't take long. Nick says there wasn't much of an estate to settle -
$30,000 went to a homeless shelter. Kristin looks surprised and wonders why
they needed Nick to be there. Nick hands her the envelope. Kristin opens it and
pulls out a photo of Nick and Jimmy as children on the beach they just visited.
Kristin says it looks like Jimmy never forgot that day either. Nick gets
emotional and wonders why Jimmy never called, especially after their father
died. Kristin says maybe he couldn't.

Convent

Derek comes
down the stairs and tells Ingrid that there is no sign of the journal. Ingrid
says she's looked in the kitchens, the cellar and Anne's room with no luck.
Derek asks where Alex is and Ingrid says the library. It is the only place they
haven't looked yet. They head towards it.

Library

Alex is
searching through the shelves when the bell begins to ring. She pauses and
pulls a thick book from the shelf. Opening it, she finds the journal tucked
inside. As Alex opens the journal, the voice of a young girl cries out and a
wind whirls paper about the room. Mary appears and rushes toward Alex. The
bookshelf topples over on top of Alex.

Later, as
Rachel wraps a bandage around Alex's wrist, Alex explains that she had the
journal in her hand and was just starting to read it when the room caved in.
Rachel says there is no sign of the journal anywhere. Derek asks how Mary
sounded. Alex says she felt fear and desperation but it wasn’t aimed towards
her. Derek wonders if there was someone else in the room unseen by Alex. Alex
wonders whom and Rachel surmises it could have been Paul Miller. Ingrid argues
that Paul is an upstanding member of the community. Rachel points out that he
was with Mary the night she died and that he disapproved of her joining the
convent. Maybe there was something in the journal he didn't want made public.
Derek muses that the younger son died in an accident.

Rachel is
in front of a laptop and is hooked into the Legacy mainframe. She pulls up some
information on Daniel Miller and finds out that he died from carbon monoxide
poisoning a year ago. He was working on in his car in the garage, left the
motor running and he was overcome with fumes. Derek asks her to access more of
his medical history. Rachel pulls up an Admission Record from County Memorial
Hospital that states Daniel was admitted for ingesting liquid pesticide 6
months prior to his death. Derek wonders if it was another accident, but Rachel
says it could have been his first attempt at suicide. Ingrid wonders why he would
do such a thing. Rachel says Paul believes his truth is the only truth and his
children are paying the price. Ingrid argues that they can't blame Paul for
Mary's suicide. Derek thinks that Mary's death may have not been suicide since
Ingrid saw Mary fall rather than jump - she may have been pushed. If Paul drove his son to suicide, Mary may
have known the truth and Paul silenced her to prevent a scandal. Rachel agrees
with Derek and points out that someone was willing to take a life to get the
journal. Derek says Joshua may know something and urges Rachel to talk to him
again. Rachel says she will try but Joshua believes he will bring the wrath of
God upon himself. Derek adds, "Or the wrath of Paul Miller."

Park

Joshua is
watching two old men play chess when Rachel approaches. He moves to leave,
saying that his father doesn't want him to talk to her. She wants to cause
trouble. Rachel asks if she looks like trouble and offers to buy him a soda.

Afterwards,
they sit on a bench in the park and Joshua admits that he didn't know Mary kept
a journal. He wonders what it said, but Rachel tells him Alex was attacked
before she could read it and then the journal was taken. Rachel asks if Joshua
believes in the supernatural and Joshua says the Bible speaks of miracles.
Rachel tells him that sometimes Alex can see things others can't, like spirits.
She tells him that Alex spoke to Mary and Mary told her things about her
father. Joshua looks concerned and asks what things. Rachel looks at him and
says she was hoping Joshua would tell her. Joshua gets to his feet, growing
more agitated by the minute. He accuses Rachel of tempting him into saying
something bad about his father. Rachel urges him to tell the truth, but Joshua
says his father is a good and righteous man. Getting angrier, Joshua whirls
around and throws his bottle of soda to the ground. Again, he accuses Rachel of
trying to cause trouble and leaves.

Beach, San Diego

Nick is
sitting on the boot of the Mustang deep in thought. Kristin sits next to him
and asks if he has had any great revelations. Nick jokingly replies that the
seat is "damn cold" before adding that if Jimmy missed them so much
he had a hell of a way of showing it. Kristin muses that maybe Jimmy couldn't
find his way back to them. Nick looks thoughtful and wonders if Kristin is
going to spend the rest of the trip trying to figure it out. Kristin smiles and
says it is her way of passing the time. Looking amused, Nick says she must be
really bored. Nick looks at the photo
and says he would give anything to know what was going on inside Jimmy's head
back then. Kristin tells him he should let it go since he'll never know and he
should look at things from a different angle. His father was estranged and when
his brother left, Nick stayed behind and became the glue that held his family
together - their weaknesses made him stronger. Nick says that although he never
saw or spoke to Jimmy, he knew that he wasn't alone in the world. They both go
quiet and then lean in to kiss. They both pull back embarrassed and greatly
amused. Kristin says "whoa" and Nick agrees.

Chapel

Derek and
Rachel approach Paul Miller who is seated in a pew. Paul gets angry and says
they have no business there, as it is a place of worship. Derek says they came
to talk but Paul argues there is nothing to talk about - his daughter is dead
and her suicide a painful memory. Rachel says, "Like Daniel's." Paul
looks stunned and Derek says they know what happened. Paul says Daniel was weak
like Mary and his faith would not sustain him. Rachel informs him that they
don't believe Mary committed suicide. Paul asks what she means and Rachel
simply says he knows. Derek adds that it is no longer just about his family as
Alex was attacked in the library. Paul is horrified and says not another one.
Derek asks what he means and Paul replies that the anger of the Lord overflows
in him and he can't help himself. Paul blames himself. Rachel asks whom he is
talking about. Paul adds that he told Mary to keep silent to keep Daniel's
shame in the family. Rachel suddenly realises that he is talking about Joshua
and Alex is in danger. Derek and Rachel rush to leave, but Paul says that
Joshua was only trying to protect him. Joshua is his son so what else could he
do. Rachel says he's already done it.

Bell Tower

Alex is
lying in bed, dreaming about Mary's accident. She tosses restlessly and hears
Mary's cry for help. Alex awakens and gets out of bed and heads to the bell
tower, watched by Joshua who pulls on gloves. Alex makes her way inside and
climbs to the top. She hears a noise and turns to see Joshua climbing up after
her. Alex asks him what he is doing there. Joshua says Rachel told him that
Alex spoke to Mary and did she say that he had no choice. Alex realises that
Joshua killed Mary, but Joshua denies it, saying the Spirit was working through
him. Alex asks why he killed Mary, as she would never have hurt anyone. Joshua
says that Mary was going to hurt their father like Daniel did when he killed
himself. People would have blamed their father for Daniel's suicide so he tried
to tell Mary to stay silent but she wouldn't listen.

As Joshua
advances towards Alex, Alex retreats closer to the edge of the tower. Alex
rushes forward and tries to get passed Joshua, but he grabs her and pushes her
back towards the ledge. Joshua says the anger of the Lord rose within him and
everything became clear. Abraham didn't falter when asked to kill his own son.
He's already killed his sister so killing Alex will be easy.

Convent

Derek and
Rachel rush into Alex's room only to find the bed empty. Derek says they must
search the grounds.

Bell Tower

Alex asks
Joshua how many more have to die since he's already lost a brother and sister.
Joshua says they were merely grains of sand and the winds of righteousness
swept them away. At this moment, the wind is beginning to stir in the bell
tower. Alex tells Joshua that Mary can see what he is doing. Joshua falters but
accuses Alex of saying that in an attempt to save her life. A gust of wind
blows through the tower and Joshua loses his grip on Alex.

Alex looks
down at the steep drop and clings to the wall. Joshua tells her it is time for
her to jump and grabs her by the throat. He starts to push her from the ledge
and Alex struggles to hold on.

Derek and
Rachel arrive below and see the struggle. They rush to the door but it is
jammed shut.

Mary
appears, calling out to Joshua, asking why. Joshua reels back and says she was
going to hurt their father. Mary denies she would ever hurt them.

Derek and
Rachel finally get the door open and rush inside.

Mary
advances towards Joshua and Joshua pulls back afraid. She reaches out to touch
his face and smiles. She then pulls back and disappears. Joshua doesn't
understand why she did that and Alex says Mary has forgiven him. The bell rings
again.

Convent

Rachel and
Alex pack their luggage into the car as Derek says goodbye to Ingrid. Ingrid
says she doesn't know what they would have done without him. Derek laughs and
says next time she should come to them for some peace and quiet. Ingrid laughs
and they hug.

Derek's voiceover: "Faith has many faces. For the sisters of this convent it was a
face of silence, of love, of tranquil worship. For Paul Miller it was
the face of anger, of self-righteousness without compassion, and ultimately it destroyed those closest
to him. Whatsoever a man seweth, that shall he also reap."

Description last revised: 13 April 2003

EXTRAS - descriptions of the characters and a few Nick quotes:

Mary Miller - young novitiate at Ingrid’s convent, she
appeared to have committed suicide. It was later revealed that
her
brother, Josh, was responsible for her death.

Josh Miller - son of Paul and brother of Mary. Because
of
the religious righteousness and anger of his father, he somehow
developed a psychic power that destroyed his sister Mary.

Paul Miller - father of Mary, Josh and Daniel, he is a
man
of intense religious beliefs, "a zealot" according to Rachel.

Anne Thompson - a young sister, she was a close
friend of Mary’s. Killed by a blow to the head.

Ingrid Rayne - she asked Derek for help after Mary
apparently committed suicide at the Napa convent.

Sister Margaret - Mother Superior at the convent, she is
a
skeptic about supernatural occurrences.